Will doubling RAM make any difference on laptop with SSD?

Going from a mechanical HDD to a quality SSD was like going from a Ford Fiesta to a Dodge Charger. Made a nice huge difference in performance for my old laptop.

But I'm also curious to know... does it make any sense to upgrade my RAM from 8GB to 16GB? Or is by virtue of having an SSD means that cache is already fast enough? I do not run compilers or any other highly intensive programs. About the most taxing would be some video editing. I'm guessing it won't be much of a difference, not nearly if it was with the HDD still in place. But just wanted to confirm. Thanks!

It will make a small difference, but nothing like going from a hdd to an ssd.

When I bought the computer parts to build my computer, I bought a memory package of 4x4G. After assembling my computer with 2x4 I noticed that I never used more than ~6G, even using Autocad. I sold the remaining 2x4G and never regret.

I would say that if you don't use programs like Photoshop or play games, adding more than 8G memory is wasting money.

Berton said:

Some programs may make use of more RAM during their work, I've found 8GB to be quite sufficient but I don't do things that require more. A downside to a Notebook/Laptop is they generally have only 2 slots for memory modules and may be limited to 8GB [2 x 4GB modules] unless spending more money for higher performance machines. I'm using ah HP Envy TouchSmart 17" that is maxed at 8GB.

Interesting. I have an HP Envy m6 TouchSmart 15" with 8GB but specs show it can go to 16GB. It's my backup computer, as the massive heft of it makes it a lousy travel laptop... plus, it's not that great with heat management (got to make sure the entire vent is unobstructed).

Bree said:

In my experience, doubling from 4BG to 8GB makes a substantial difference, doubling from 8GB to 16GB not as much as you might expect (even with a HDD). Doubling from 16GB to 32GB hardly any difference, not unless you're seriously into gaming. Still, if you can afford it then 16GB will make some improvement, even with an SSD.

Thanks. I've been using this primarily as a backup, but thought if I can secure some used A-OK SODIMM for a good price, might be worth going for 16GB. Right now it has a Samsung EVO 850 500Gb drive, with 540mb read speed.

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Macboatmaster said:

Is the laptop in question the one with the
AMD Integrated SOC FCH (AMD Carrizo-L)
or the one with the
AMD Integrated SOC FCH (AMD Carrizo)
as there is a difference.
Two SODIMM slots - NON customer accessible / upgradeable - ignore non customer accessible it does however require removal of the base panel
DDR3L-1600 Single Channel Support (Carrizo-L)
DDR3L-1600 Dual Channel Support (Carrizo)
Supports up to 16 GB of system RAM in the following configurations:
If your laptop is dual channel, then YES you would notice a difference by running DUAL channel.
If yours is single channel albeit with two slots the difference between 8 and 16, will NOT be as noticeable as with dual channel.
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04643087.pdf
Is your actual laptop the
HP 15-ab010nr
or which
You can check the spec of course and the possibilities on one of the ram finders such as Crucial
Any ram increase will really only show itself - as my colleague Bree said, when you get beyond the 8 for holding data in ram, IMHO not as vital, usually for gaming on a laptop of your spec as it maybe for video editing and similar.so re this
could be a real benefit, and depending on nature of the VE - a definite improvement.It all really depends of what you want to use the laptop for - that you now find is apparently a little of a struggle, as to whether ram increase will help.The bottom line is IMHO if you have one stick of 8 and your laptop is dual channel, and the expense of another 8 is no problem (remembering they should be exactly matched sticks - go for it.If it is single channel - on the face of it I would not bother.

Thanks for chiming in. You nudged me in the right direction. I hadn't thought anyone might look at my system profiles, but now realize that it's a good idea to keep up to date. I'd registered only 1 system. Both are now there.
the 15-ab010nr is my primary (16GB RAM), the m6-k022dx is the secondary (8GB RAM). Both are dual channel.

I figured if I could obtain 16GB of A-OK used memory for about $50, it might be worth upgrading the m6-k022dx. But then, if I can get a 1TB SSD of similar performance for just $50 more... that might be the better way to go.

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Megahertz said:

When I bought the computer parts to build my computer, I bought a memory package of 4x4G. After assembling my computer with 2x4 I noticed that I never used more than ~6G, even using Autocad. I sold the remaining 2x4G and never regret.
I would say that if you don't use programs like Photoshop or play games, adding more than 8G memory is wasting money.

Yeah, this is basically a backup system and I don't play games on it. Occasionally watch movies in bed. And it doubles as a backup if my other laptop is busy with processing. Probably better to just increase storage instead of RAM at this point.